Apparatus and method for adjusting for input latency in an electronic device

ABSTRACT

Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with adjusting for input latency within an electronic are disclosed. An electronic device may receive a user input, such as a user actuation of a device key. A latency adjusted time of the input may be calculated based, at least in part, on a latency of the electronic device in determining the user actuation of the device key. The latency adjusted time may be used to determine a result of the user input.

This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.11/450,154, entitled “SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR ADJUSTING FOR INPUTLATENCY IN A HANDHELD DEVICE,” by Markus I. Pasula, and filed Jun. 9,2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,982,739, which application acontinuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/265,784,entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING APPLICATION PROGRAMS FORMULTIPLE HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE PLATFORMS,” by Markus I. Pasula, andfiled on Nov. 1, 2005, which application claims the benefit pursuant to35 U.S.C. 119 of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/711,039, entitled“METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CREATING CODE FOR MULTIPLEPLATFORMS,” by Markus I. Pasula, and filed on Aug. 18, 2005.

BACKGROUND

The present application relates to keypads and methods of interpretingdata using key pads.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

Subject matter is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in theconcluding portion of the specification. Claimed subject matter,however, both as to organization and method of operation, together withobjects, features, and advantages thereof, may best be understood byreference of the following detailed description when read with theaccompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of an embodiment, such as a mobile deviceoperable to adjust for key latency;

FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram showing one or more hardware componentsof an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment, such as software capableof adjusting for key latency; and

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an embodiment, such as a method of adjustingfor key latency.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are setforth to provide a thorough understanding of the claimed subject matter.However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that theclaimed subject matter may be practiced without these specific details.In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components and/orcircuits have not been described in detail so as not to obscure theclaimed subject matter.

Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment” or “anembodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic described in connection with the embodiment is includedin at least one embodiment of claimed subject matter. Thus, theappearances of the phrase “in one embodiment” and/or “an embodiment” invarious places throughout this specification are not necessarily allreferring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features,structures, and/or characteristics may be combined in one or moreembodiments.

“Instructions” as referred to herein relate to expressions whichrepresent one or more logical operations. For example, instructions maybe “machine-readable” by being interpretable by a machine for executingone or more operations on one or more data objects, such as, forexample, a processor. However, this is merely an example of instructionsand claimed subject matter is not limited in this respect. In anotherexample, instructions as referred to herein may relate to encodedcommands which are executable by a processor or other processing circuithaving a command set which includes the encoded commands. Such aninstruction may be encoded in the form of a machine language understoodby the processor or processing circuit. Again, these are merely examplesof an instruction and claimed subject matter is not limited in theserespects. In this context, instructions may be organized into asoftware, shareware, freeware, firm ware, or combinations thereof. Inaddition, instructions may be organized into subroutines, objects,and/or combinations thereof, for example. An “object” as referred toherein relates to one or more executable instructions, which may bestored in a memory associated with a computing system and/or computingplatform and/or one or more data units and/or portions of data, forexample.

“Storage medium” as referred to herein relates to media capable ofmaintaining expressions which are perceivable by one or more machines.For example, a storage medium may comprise one or more storage devicesfor storing machine-readable instructions, information, and/or objects.Such storage devices may comprise any one of several media typesincluding, for example, magnetic, optical and/or semiconductor storagemedia. However, these are merely examples of a storage medium andclaimed subject matter is not limited in these respects.

“Logic” as referred to herein relates to one or more structures forperforming one or more logical operations. For example, logic maycomprise circuitry which provides one or more output signals based atleast in part on one or more input signals. Such circuitry may comprisea finite state machine which receives a digital input signal andprovides a digital output signal, or circuitry which provides one ormore analog output signals in response to one or more analog inputsignals. Such circuitry may be provided, for example, in an applicationspecific integrated circuit (ASIC) and/or a field programmable gatearray (FPGA). Also, logic may comprise machine-readable instructionsstored in a storage medium in combination with a processor or otherprocessing circuitry to execute such machine-readable instructions.However, these are merely examples of structures which may provide logicand claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, as apparent from the followingdiscussion, it is appreciated that throughout this specificationdiscussions utilizing terms such as “processing,” “computing,”“calculating,” “selecting,” “forming,” “determining,” “generating,”“creating,” “merging,” “providing”, “querying,” “obtaining,”“representing,” “modifying,” “receiving,” “transmitting,” “storing,”and/or the like refer to the actions and/or processes that may beperformed by a computing platform, such as a computer or a similarelectronic computing device, that manipulates and/or transforms datarepresented as physical, electronic and/or magnetic quantities and/orother physical quantities within the computing platform's processors,memories, registers, and/or other information storage, transmission,reception and/or display devices. Accordingly, a computing platformrefers to a system or a device that includes the ability to processand/or store data in the form of signals. Thus, a computing platform, inthis context, may comprise hardware, software, firmware and/or anycombination thereof. Further, unless specifically stated otherwise, aprocess as described herein, with reference to flow diagrams orotherwise, may also be executed and/or controlled, in whole or in part,by a computing platform.

A “program,” a “computer program,” an “application program,” and/or an“executable program” as referred to herein relates to an organized listof instructions and/or data that, if executed, results in or instructs acomputer, computing device, handheld electronic device, device, and/ormachine to behave in a particular manner. Here, for example, anexecutable program may comprise machine-readable instructions that areexecutable to perform one or more desired tasks. In one embodiment,although claimed subject matter is not limited in this respect, acomputer program may define input data and output data such thatexecution of the program may provide output data based, at least inpart, on the input data. However, these are merely examples of acomputer program and claimed subject matter is not limited in theserespects.

An “application” as referred to herein relates to a computer program orgroup of computer programs capable of providing a result and/or action.In an embodiment, for example, such an application may comprise aprogram that performs desired tasks in conjunction with a device, suchas a handheld electronic device, although claimed subject matter is notlimited in this respect. For example, an application may comprise one ormore end-user programs, such as database programs, spreadsheet programs,word processor programs, and/or entertainment programs, that areaccessible through a network browser, electronic mail, interactivegames, video and/or image processing programs, calendars, financialapplication software, inventory control systems and/or the like.However, these are merely examples of an application and claimed subjectmatter is not limited in these respects.

A “device” as referred to herein relates to a computing platform, suchas an at least somewhat portable computing platform. By way of example,a device may comprise a cellular telephone, a personal digitalassistant, a portable music or video player, and/or a laptop computerfor example, though of course claimed subject matter is not limited inthis regard. For example, a device may comprise a computing platformwhich may be capable of executing one or more instructions, for example.A device may, for example, include one or more keys, such as a key padon a cellular phone, though, of course, claimed subject matter is notlimited in this regard. A “handheld electronic device” as referred toherein relates to an at least somewhat portable computing platform, suchas a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant, a portable musicor video player, and/or a laptop computer for example, though of courseclaimed subject matter is not limited in this regard.

“Stored data” as referred to herein relates to information stored in astorage medium in some retrievable format. An “indicator” as used hereinrelates to information that may represent one or more aspects of aprogram, a hardware and/or software platform, such as a graphicaldepiction displayed on a display associated with a device, though, ofcourse, this is merely an illustrative example and claimed subjectmatter is not limited in this regard. A “software platform” as referredto herein with respect to a particular program or programs relates toone or more programs which may run on a device, such that the particularprogram or programs may be capable of running on the device along withthe software platform such that data and/or instruction may be passedfrom the particular program or programs to the device at least in partvia the software platform. For example, a software platform may comprisean operating system and/or other software program which may provide aninterface for an executable program, for example.

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of an embodiment, such as a device 100operable to adjust for a key latency. Device 100 may comprise a display102, such as one or more liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, forexample. In addition, device 100 may further comprise one or moreinputs, such as a key pad 104. Key pad 104, may comprise one or morebuttons, such as buttons 106, 108, and/or 110, for example, which may beactuated by a user. Device 100 may be operable to display and/or capableof displaying one or more indicators, such a circles 112, 114, and/or116, on display 102, for example, based at least in part on one or moreinstructions from software program. Device 100, may be further operableto display a graphical element, such as graphical element 118. Undersome circumstances, device 100 may be operable to change and/or becapable of changing a display position associated with graphical element118, such that graphical element 118 may appear to move at least in partrelative to circles 112, 114, and/or 116 on display 102, for example. Itshould, however, be noted that the these are merely illustrativeexamples relating to a device and that claimed subject matter is notlimited in this regard.

FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of one or more hardware components of anembodiment, such as device 100. Device 100 may further comprisehardware: such as random access memory, read only memory, flash memory,one or more computational devices, such as one or more processors,Application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signalprocessors, analog to digital converters, digital to analog converters,microphones, speakers, radios, and/or other circuitry for performing avariety of functions. For example, device 100 may include memory 122, adigital signal processor 124, an ASIC 126, a microphone 128, an analogto digital converter 130, a speaker 132, and/or one or more busses 134,136, 138, and/or 140 for transferring signals among the various hardwareof device 100. In addition, device 100 may further comprise a softwareplatform, such as an operating system, such as a Java, a C, a C++,and/or a Windows based or other operating system, which may provide anapplication program interface (API) for an executable program which maybe operable to run and/or execute on device 100. Device 100 may beoperable to execute one or more programs, such as one or more softwareprograms. By way of example, a software program may comprise a gameand/or other program adapted to perform one or more functions, though,of course, claimed subject matter is not limited to this example. Device100 may comprise a handheld electronic device, such as a cellulartelephone, a personal digital assistant, a portable music or videoplayer, and/or a laptop computer, for example

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment, such as a softwareprogram 200. By way of example, software program 200 may comprise agame, which may, under some circumstances be operable to run on one ormore handheld electronic devices, such as device 100. In one embodiment,software program 200 may comprise an executable program compatible withone or more hardware and/or software platforms such as one or more ofthe hardware and/or software platforms described above. In addition,program 200 may comprise a display module 202. Display module 202 maycomprise one or more instructions and/or data and may, under somecircumstances, be operable, at least in part along with one or moreportions of device 100, to display one or more indicators on display102. The one or more indicators may comprise, but are in no way limitedto, circles 112, 114, and/or 116 and/or graphical element 118, forexample. Display module 202 may, under some circumstance, be furtheroperable to change a display position associated with graphical element118 and/or circles 112, 114, and/or 116, such that graphical element 118may appear to move at least in part relative to circles 112, 114, and/or116 on display 102 of device 100. It should, however, be noted that thethese are merely illustrative examples relating to a program and thatclaimed subject matter is not limited in this regard.

Program 200 may further comprise a key pad input module 204, forexample. Key pad input module 204 may comprise one or more instructionsand/or data and may, under some circumstances, be operable to receiveand/or store a signal generated based at least in part on a useractuation of a key, such as buttons 106, 108, and/or 110, for example.Key pad input module 204 may be further operable to associate a timewith any received and/or stored signals, such as a time when key padinput module 204 received at least a portion of the signal, though, ofcourse, claimed subject matter is not limited in this regard. Forexample, the time associated with a particular signal may be a time whena first portion of the signal is received, a time when a last portion ofthe signal is received, an average time in which the signal wasreceived, and/or a variety of other times at least in part associatedwith key pad input module 204 receiving at least a portion of thesignal. Key pad input module 204 may be further operable to receiveand/or store a plurality of signals associated with a user actuation ofa key. Likewise, key pad input module 204 may be operable to associate atime with one or more of the plurality of received and/or storedsignals, such as a time when key pad module 204 received at least aportion of a respective signal. It should, however, be noted that thethese are merely illustrative examples relating to a program and thatclaimed subject matter is not limited in this regard.

Program 200 may further comprise a latency adjustment module 206.Latency adjustment module 206 may comprise one or more instructionsand/or data. Latency adjustment module 206 may, under somecircumstances, be operable to adjust a time associated with one or morereceived signals based at least in part on a latency adjustment value. Alatency adjustment value may be based at least in part on a determinedlatency associated with actuating one or more buttons on a device andthe time associated with receiving a signal corresponding to theactuation. For example, different devices may have different latencybased on a number of factors, such as hardware configuration, includingmemory, processing speed, communication speed between hardwarecomponents, and/or other physical parameters associated with the device.In addition, different devices may have different latency based onrespective software configurations, such as different operating systemsoftware, for example. A determined latency may account for the varioushardware and/or software differences which could affect a latencybetween key actuation and receiving a portion of a signal correspondingto the actuation. For example, a latency adjustment value may correspondto an average, mean, median, and/or mode latency associated with key padactuation of device 100. The latency adjustment value may be determinedin a variety of manners, such as by empirical testing of particularhardware and/or software platforms, statistical analysis of empiricaltesting, analysis of hardware and/or software characteristics ofparticular hardware and/or software platforms, manufacturer supplieddata associated with a particular hardware and/or software platform,software simulation of one or more performance characteristics ofparticular hardware and/or software platforms, and/or one or moredetermined performance characteristics and/or benchmarks associated withdevice 100. In addition, a latency adjustment value may be determined bydevice 100, such as by statistical analysis of times associated withreceiving a signal such that the latency adjustment value may changeover time to adjust for one or more changes to performancecharacteristics associated with device 100. It should, however, be notedthat these are merely illustrative examples relating to a program and/orlatency adjustment and that claimed subject matter is, of course, notlimited in this regard.

Program 200 may further comprise a calculation module 208. Calculationmodule 208 may comprise one or more instructions and/or data.Calculation module 208 may be operable to calculate a result, such as auser score, based at least in part on a latency adjusted time for areceived signal and/or a relative position of graphical element 118 andat least one of circles 112, 114, and/or 116 at the latency adjustedtime. Calculation module 208 may be further operable to calculate aresult, such as a user score, based at least in part on a latencyadjusted time for a received signal resulting from a key actuationand/or a relative position of graphical element 118 and at least one ofcircles 112, 114, and/or 116 at one or more latency adjusted times, suchas successive latency adjusted times, for example. For example, if thelatency adjusted time associated with a user actuation of a button, suchas button 110 corresponds to a time when graphical element 118 was 75%aligned with circle 112, then the calculated result, may be based, atleast in part, on the 75% alignment at the latency adjusted time. Itshould, however, be noted that these are merely illustrative examplerelating to a program and that claimed subject matter is not limited inthis regard.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an embodiment, such as a method for adjustingfor a latency between a user actuating a key, such as buttons 106, 108,and/or 110, for example, and a signal associated with the actuationbeing received by a device, such as device 100, and/or a program, suchas program 200. With regard to box 300, the method may comprisedisplaying one or more indicators, such as circles 112, 114, and/or 116.Displaying circles 112, 114, and/or 116 may comprise executing one ormore instructions, associated with program 100 and, based at least inpart on those instructions, instructing device 100 to display agraphical representation on the one or more indicators on a display,such as display 102, for example. Though, again, it should be noted thatthese are merely illustrative examples and that claimed subject matteris not limited in this regard.

With regard to box 302, the method may further comprise displaying anindicator, such as graphical element 118, for example. Displaying theindicator may comprise executing one or more instructions, associatedwith program 100 and, based at least in part on those instructions,instructing device 100 to display a graphical representation on theindicator on a display, such as display 102, for example. It should,however, be noted that these are merely illustrative examples relatingto displaying an indicator and that claimed subject matter is notlimited in this regard.

With regard to box 304, the method may further comprise receiving one ormore signals, such as with program 200, at least in part associated witha device key actuation, such as a user actuating one or more of buttons106, 108, and/or 110. For example, at least in part in response to arelative display position of graphical element 118 and/or circles 112,114, and/or 116, a user may actuate a portion of key pad 104, such asbutton 110. The user actuation of button 110 may generate a signal, suchas by closing and/or opening a particular circuit. The signal may betransmitted, such as by one of the above-described busses, to ASIC 126,for example. In an embodiment, program 200, one or more portions ofprogram 200, and/or ASIC 126 may associate a time with any receivedsignals, such as a time when program 200, one or more portions ofprogram 200, and/or ASIC 126 received at least a portion of the one ormore signals. In an embodiment, the time associated with a particularsignal may comprise a time when program 200, and/or one or more portionsof program 200, begins to receive a signal, receives a completed signal,and/or an average, mean, median, and/or mode time during which program200 received a particular signal, to name but a few examples. It should,however, be noted that this is merely an illustrative example relatingto receiving a signal and that claims subject matter is in no waylimited in this regard.

With regard to box 306, the method may further comprise adjusting for alatency between actuating a device key, such as a user actuating buttons106, 108, and/or 110, for example, receiving a signal associated withactuating the device key, and/or displaying a response to the actuationof the device key, for example. Adjusting for a latency may comprisescalculating a latency adjusted time for a device key actuation based atleast in part on the time associated with receiving a signalcorresponding to a device key actuation and/or a latency adjustmentvalue, as discussed above. For example, if a signal corresponding to theuser actuation of button 110 may be assigned a time, such as T equals 8microseconds, corresponding to when the signal was received. Program 200may be operable to adjust the time associated with that signal tocompensate for latency in device 100. For example, program 200 maysubtract a latency adjustment value from the time associated with theuser actuation of button 110. If, for example, the latency adjustmentvalue is determined to by 5 microseconds for a particular device 100,program 200 may adjust the time associated with user actuation of button110 such that time associated with the user actuation of button 110 isnow T equal to 3 microseconds. However, it should be noted that theseare merely illustrative examples and that claimed subject matter is notlimited in this regard.

With regard to box 308, the method may further comprise determiningand/or calculating a result, such as a user score, based at least inpart on the latency adjusted time for a received signal and/or arelative position of a displayed indicator and one or more displayedobjects. For example, the result may be calculated based on a relativeposition of graphical element 118 and at least one of the displayedcircles 112, 114, and/or 116 at one or more latency adjusted times. Forexample, program 200 may determine a result based on the relativeposition of graphical element 118 and at least one of the displayedcircles 112, 114, and/or 116 at the latency adjusted time associatedwith user actuation of button 110, which in this example would be 3microseconds. For example, if at the latency adjusted time graphicalelement 118, was 75% aligned with circle 112, then the calculated resultmay be based, at least in part, on the 75% alignment at the latencyadjusted time. It should, however, be noted that these are merelyillustrative examples relating to adjusting for a latency and/orcalculating a latency adjustment and that claimed subject matter is notlimited in this regard. Determining a result may, under somecircumstances, further comprise displaying a graphical indication of thecalculated result, such as highlighting a relative position betweengraphical indicator 118 and one or more of circles 106, 108, and/or 110at one or more respective latency adjusted times on device 100. Forexample, a graphical indication may be displayed on display 102 ofdevice 100. In another embodiment, displaying a graphical indicator ofthe calculated result may comprise displaying a score on display 100. Inan embodiment, displaying a graphical indicator of the calculated resultmay comprise modifying one or more graphical elements displayed ondisplay 102, such that a user may perceive the calculated result. Forexample, displaying a graphical indicator of the calculated result maycomprise changing one or more relative positions of one or moregraphical elements displayed on display 102 and/or displaying one ormore graphical affects to indicate the calculated results. Again,however, it should be noted that this is merely an illustrative examplerelating to an embodiment and that claimed subject matter is not limitedin this regard.

It will, of course, also be understood that, although particularembodiments are described, claimed subject matter is not limited inscope to a particular embodiment or implementation. For example, oneembodiment may be in hardware, such as implemented on a device orcombination of devices, as previously described. Likewise, althoughclaimed subject matter is not limited in scope in this respect, oneembodiment may comprise one or more articles, such as a storage mediumor storage media. This storage media, such as, one or more CD-ROMsand/or disks, for example, may have stored thereon instructions, that ifexecuted by a system, such as a computer system, computing platform,handheld electronic device, device, or other system, for example, mayresult in an embodiment of a method of manufacturing an apparatus,system, and/or executable program in accordance claimed subject matterbeing executed, such as one of the embodiments previously described, forexample. As one potential example, a computing platform may include oneor more processing units or processors, one or more input/outputdevices, such as a display, a keyboard and/or a mouse, and/or one ormore memories, such as static random access memory, dynamic randomaccess memory, flash memory, and/or a hard drive, although, again,claimed subject matter is not limited in scope to this example.

In the preceding description, various aspects of claimed subject matterhave been described. For purposes of explanation, specific numbers,systems and/or configurations were set forth to provide a thoroughunderstanding of the claimed subject matter. However, it should beapparent to one skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosurethat claimed subject matter may be practiced without the specificdetails. In other instances, features that would be understood by one orordinary skill were omitted and/or simplified so as not to obscureclaimed subject matter. While certain features have been illustratedand/or described herein, many modifications, substitutions, changesand/or equivalents will now occur to those skilled in the art. It is,therefore, to be understood that the appended claims are intended tocover all such modifications and/or changes as fall within the truespirit of claimed subject matter.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A method performed by an electronic device,the method comprising: determining user actuation of an input of theelectronic device; determining a latency adjusted time of said useractuation of said input, said latency adjusted time being based on alatency of said electronic device in determining said user actuation ofsaid input; and determining a result of said user actuation of saidinput based, at least in part, on said latency adjusted time, whereinsaid result is determined within the electronic device.
 2. The method ofclaim 1, wherein said electronic device comprises a display, the methodfurther comprising displaying information on said display, saidinformation being based, at least in part, on said result.
 3. The methodof claim 1, wherein said electronic device comprises a cell phone. 4.The method of claim 1, wherein said result is associated with a gameresult.
 5. The method of claim 2, wherein said displaying informationcomprises displaying a plurality of objects on said display.
 6. Themethod of claim 5, wherein said displaying information comprisesdisplaying an indicator on said display, wherein said indicator at leastin part moves relative to said plurality of objects.
 7. The method ofclaim 6, further comprising determining a game result based, at least inpart, on a relative position of said indicator and/or at least one ofsaid plurality of objects at a time associated with a latency adjustedactuation of said input.
 8. An apparatus comprising: an electronicdevice, comprising: an input device, and a processor communicativelycoupled to said input device, the processor configured to determine useractivation of said input device, to determine a latency adjusted time ofsaid user activation of said input device, said latency adjusted timebeing based on a latency of said electronic device in determining saiduser actuation of said input device, and to determine a result of saiduser activation of said input device based, at least in part, on saidlatency adjusted time.
 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein saidelectronic device further comprises a display, and wherein saidprocessor is further configured to initiate display of information onsaid display, said information being based, at least in part, on saidresult.
 10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said electronic devicecomprises a cell phone.
 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein saidresult is associated with a game result.
 12. The apparatus of claim 9,wherein said display of information comprises a plurality of objects.13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said display of informationcomprises an indicator, wherein said indictor at least in part movesrelative to said plurality of objects.
 14. The apparatus of claim 13,wherein said result of said user activation of said input device isassociated with a game result based, at least in part, on a relativeposition of said indicator and/or at least one of said plurality ofobjects at a time associated with a latency adjusted actuation of saidinput device.
 15. An electronic device comprising: means for determininguser actuation of at least one input; means for determining a latencyadjusted time of said actuation of said at least one input, said latencyadjusted time being based on a latency of said electronic device indetermining said user actuation of said input; and means for determininga result of said user actuation of said input, said result beingadjusted based, at least in part, on said latency adjusted time, whereinsaid means for determining said result are within the electronic device.16. The electronic device of claim 15, further comprising: means fordisplaying information, said information being based, at least in part,on said result.
 17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein saidelectronic device comprises a cell phone.
 18. The electronic device ofclaim 17, wherein said result is associated with a game result.
 19. Theelectronic device of claim 16, wherein said information comprises aplurality of objects.
 20. The electronic device of claim 19, whereinsaid information comprises an indicator, wherein said indicator, atleast in part, moves relative to said plurality of objects.
 21. Theelectronic device of claim 20, wherein said result of said useractivation of said input is associated with a game result based, atleast in part, on a relative position of said indicator and/or at leastone of said plurality of objects at a time associated with a latencyadjusted actuation of said input.
 22. An article comprising: anon-transitory, machine-readable storage medium comprising instructionsconfigured to operatively enable an electronic device to: determine useractivation of at least one input of said electronic device; determine alatency adjusted time of said user activation of said input, saidlatency adjusted time being based on a latency of said electronic devicein determining said user actuation of said input; and determine a resultof said user actuation of said input, said result being based, at leastin part, on said latency adjusted time, wherein said result isdetermined by said electronic device.
 23. The article of claim 22,wherein said electronic device comprises a display, and wherein saidstorage media comprises instructions configured to operatively enablesaid electronic device to: display information on said display, saidinformation being based, at least in part, on said result.
 24. Thearticle of claim 22, wherein said electronic device comprises a cellphone.
 25. The article of claim 22, wherein said result is associatedwith a game result.
 26. The article of claim 25, wherein saidinformation comprises a plurality of objects.
 27. The article of claim26, wherein said information comprises an indicator, wherein saidindicator at least in part moves relative to said plurality of objects.28. The article of claim 27, wherein said instructions are configured tooperatively enable said electronic device to: determine a game resultbased, at least in part, on a relative position of said indicator and/orat least one of said plurality of objects at a time associated with alatency adjusted actuation of said input.
 29. A method performed by anelectronic device, the method comprising: displaying an object on adisplay of the electronic device; determining a latency adjusted time ofan actuation of an input of the electronic device, wherein the latencyadjusted time is determined within the electronic device; andcalculating a result of said input actuation based, at least in part, ona position of said object as displayed on said display at saiddetermined latency adjusted time, wherein the result is calculatedwithin the electronic device.
 30. The method of claim 29, furthercomprising displaying an indicator on said display, wherein thedisplayed indicator, at least in part, changes position relative to saidobject.
 31. The method of claim 30, wherein calculating said resultcomprises determining a relative position between said indicator andsaid object at a time corresponding to said input actuation and/or saiddetermined latency adjusted time.
 32. The method of claim 31, whereinsaid electronic device comprises a cell phone.
 33. The method of claim32, wherein the actuated input comprises an input, and wherein saidlatency adjusted time is based, at least in part, on a latencyassociated with said electronic device determining user actuation ofsaid input.
 34. The method of claim 29, wherein the electronic devicecomprises a processor, and wherein said result of said input actuationis calculated using said processor.